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Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a full time Medical Secretary in Ophthalmology within Universities Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

We are seeking to appoint a Medical Secretary with the following skills and experience:

• Working within a senior admin role with secretarial experience
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Good team player who is also able to work on own initiative
• Good Organisational Skills
• Ability to stay calm under pressure
• Professional approach
• Flexibility and Commitment

To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

This is a full time post and may include working evenings and weekends.  There may also be a need to work at St Cross and UHCW.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviour’s Framework and Values Based Recruitment Fact sheet which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.

The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialised, comprehensive and confidential patient centred clinical administration and secretarial service to Consultants and their teams in accordance with Departmental, Trust and National standards, policies and procedures. To act as a source of advice and guidance regarding the specialism.

You will need to be proficient in the use of standard Microsoft Office packages.  In addition to this, experience in the use of patient administration systems would be advantageous.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Please be advised there is a proposed interview date of 15th August.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence^® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.